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Locality Name:
Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 144548
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144548.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°32'50"N
Longitude: 102°13'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.547222222222,102.22916666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBastnäsiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMicaMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)250054108803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3250054102353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2250054103092
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F25005410304
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4250054105516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2500541027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S250054105707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500541027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS25005410966
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6250054104135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2250054109895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2250054109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2500541030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32500541014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2250054105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22500541017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500541039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22500541061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)250054106417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2250054102562


5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
DeepDive-Co-0059893893893Rb-Srage of recrystalized lavas      144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYenachangYang and Woolley (2006)10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.06.009JAES27_559age of recrystalized lavas
GCA166_53_0001170017001700U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachang depositLi (2015) GCA166_53 
GCA166_53_0002860740800 ± 60U-Pbalterationfluorapatite   Fluorapatite  144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachang depositLi (2015) GCA166_53 
GCA166_53_0003851833842 ± 9U-Pbalterationmonazite     144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachang depositLi (2015) GCA166_53 
ree-002552500541Proterozoic        144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachange (Yenachang)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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